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In 1955, Curtis Hanson's character is Himself in the production of Ai no onimotsu.
He plays Bennett Royce in the 1992 production of All the Great Operas in 10 Minutes.
In 2007, Curtis Hanson stars as Himself in the release Boobzilla.
In 1962, 1st Federal Agent in the movie Auf der Sonnenseite.
In 1984, he takes the role of Orlean's Husband in the movie Bereg.
In 2004, he plays the part of Himself in the show Carol Duvall Holiday Specials.
For the 2000 video Cock Smokers 17, Curtis Hanson's character is Himself.
For the 1921 movie Dashing North, he plays the part of Himself.
For the 1928 release of The Debonair Humorist, he plays Himself.
In 1896, he is cast in the role of Himself in the movie The Derby.
DVDs: 'The Samuel Fuller Collection'
The writer-director's vivid, hard-hitting style is fully captured in a new seven-disc set featuring commentaries by Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson and Tim Robbins.
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Metal mania hits Hollywood
Film News: Stars take in 'Anvil!' documentary -- A packed crowd of Hollywood industryites -- including Dustin Hoffman, Ryan Gosling, Steve Zaillian, Curtis Hanson and Marc Forster -- rocked their heads in unison and chanted "metal on metal" at an imprompt
on 2009-04-09 04:51:05
Film premiere in Coen 'Country'
VPage: 'Old Men' screens in Hollywood -- At Sunday's El Capitan preem for "No Country for Old Men," one guest called the Coen brothers pic "blood poetry"; another said it was "Javier Bardem as the Terminator"; and Curtis Hanson described it as "grim and v
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Russell Crowe - Exclusive print interview
September 9, 2005, 4:37:53 Gladiator Extended Special Edition
Australia, July 2005
Q. What do you think of the new version of Gladiator on DVD?
A. I thought the extra stuff was great. I'd actually forgotten one or two of
those scenes so to see them again was really interesting. There's one in
particular with Ralf Moeller (who plays Hagen) and we shot it later in the
movie and he really had the character humming - that's a cool moment to be
added into the movie. But when Ridley and I started talking it through,
there's quite a bit more still up his sleeve.
Q. When you sat down with Ridley and talked it through, what were the
memories that came back to you?
A. Making Gladiator was such a huge experience that it connected the two of
us for life. When you are faced with such a daunting challenge, you know, a
movie shot in three different countries, with a massive amount of detail,
where we didn't really have the finalised before we started, it tends
to weld you together, forge a friendship. You couldn't really go into a
project of that size in any more trying circumstances than what we
experienced when we did it. But that is probably why our bond is so deep,
because of that.
Q. Was there a sort of 'us against the world' mentality?
A. Well, let's just say that we know what it took to get certain things and
we know the types of arguments we were involved in, and it's one of those
odd things, we could understand it because we were doing it day to day.
Other people on the outside of the project, or close to the project but just
not doing it day to day, couldn't necessarily see what we were getting at
until they saw the final movie. I remember feeling, I don't know, it wasn't
necessarily pride, but it was some sort of immense feeling of achievement
when I first saw the film in an editing room in Los Angeles. It was beyond
the fantasies that were playing in my head whilst I was doing the film...
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Q. Really? It exceeded your expectations?
A. It was even beyond that. And it was a pretty big theatrical stage, when
you think about doing those scenes in front of 5,000 extras, you know, and
then when you multiply that so that it becomes this huge crowd of 50,000,
and then it becomes something else that is even more incredible (up on the
screen).
Q. What were the challenges?
A. We were faced with so many challenges; how to keep the story going
forward, how to keep the characters centred. We are both fairly
philosophical about it now but we did both cop quite a bit of abuse while we
were doing it. And there are probably things about my career, that are folk
lore now in terms of negativity that come from that period of time when
people were literally trying to distance themselves from me and Ridley
because they thought we were a little bit crazy. Because we weren't
necessarily following anything that they saw would help that movie make any
kind of money - we were making this sexless movie that is about violent
vengeance that just happened to become really popular with women (laughs).
Q. Presumably because you refused to stop fighting for certain things in the
film...
A. Yeah. I knew that I was fighting the fight on behalf of my director but
nobody else but my director knew that, because he would have to place
himself politically in a certain way and then pretend (laughs) that we only
did something in a certain way because I wouldn't do it any other way. Which
was not the case, it's just that we knew that was the way it should be done.
It's so funny when you read stuff about the character being such a stoic,
because there are some massively emotional scenes in that film, you know,
when Maximus sees the crucified and burnt bodies of his wife and son for
example. So it is strange that one section of people see it as this very
simple thing but then obviously because we are still talking about it five
years later, it has a resonance and a huge emotional power.
Q. And it had a resonance for the industry in that it prompted many others
to try and do a similar kind of epic historical film and curiously most of
them haven't worked...
A. Yes, it would be interesting to find the number for how many other films
have used the Gladiator soundtrack for their trailers and stuff. And since
the original Gladiator poster which is that one with the sepia browns and
golds, you know how many other movies have come out with that same type of
campaign? Which is obviously very flattering to DreamWorks and the people
involved, and to Ridley. But with these stories it's all well and good
having the costumes and the scale, but if there's a key to it, it's the
humanity, and that's what every single one of our conversations were about
when it was me and Ridley on one side of the coin and other people
disagreeing with us. They were all about that same subject - they were all
about the humanity and the reality of the individual characters. They
weren't about stunts and special effects and things like that, it was all
about keeping the characters real. We had begun with 25 pages of and
we established pretty much all of the central characters within those 25,
the Roman characters, and then it's a matter of keeping to that, and not
relaxing on that.
Q. But it's also about the believability of you in that central role as
Maximus. Without mentioning names certain others haven't carried an 'epic
film' in the same way...
A. I think part of that has to do with, not necessarily commitment to the
physical, but the reality of the physical. You know, you can do a lot of
working out to play a warrior but if you look like you just got turned out
from the New York Sports and Fitness Club then it doesn't work. With
Gladiator we did a lot of working out but it was all based on what that
character would do. So it was all based on things that would replicate or
assist in horse riding, carrying weapons of that weight and using them in a
particular way.
I mean, if you put a 35lb shield in one hand and a 35lb axe in the other and
just do some basic things - move your arms up and down and around, you'll
feel that, with that weight at the very end of your limb. But those are the
type of muscles you have to create if you are going to do that character and
they are big, fat muscles to carry those sort of weights and do those sort
of things. Whereas you do something like (James) Braddock (the boxer Crowe
plays in Cinderella Man) and that's a different muscular deal altogether,
it's much slimmer. But I don't want to talk about anybody else, all I would
say in comment to anybody else who has done one of these epic things that
have thousands of moving parts is "tough ain't it!"(laughs).
Q. And presumably there is a direct link between Gladiator and Cinderella
Man. I know you suffered a dislocated shoulder which required surgery and
delayed the start of Cinderella Man. Was that the shoulder you first injured
on Gladiator?
A. I'm not sure. The first tearing of the shoulder, the first operation I
had, was while I was prepping to do a gymnastics thing in Flora Plum (a film
which was to have been directed by Jodie Foster but has yet to be made) but
this thing is the same shoulder but the original repair is still in place.
It's the other side of the shoulder. I didn't re-injure an old injury, if
you understand me. But see, the things you forget.this is what happened when
me and Ridley started talking, there was reams of detail and you forget
things. And yeah, you're right, I did injure my bicep tendon actually. I
tore my bicep tendon on Gladiator. I forgot about that. It actually popped
out of the groove in my shoulder, I could see it, you know, usually it's in
one place and you can't see your bicep tendon, but it had popped out of the
groove so it was above the bone, it was really odd, like a thin lump less
than a centimetre wide about two inch long line. It went back in. Actually I
pushed it back in the first time but it had a habit of coming out after
that.
Q. Ridley was saying that with DVD you can give a longer version of a film
because people watch DVDs in a different way to seeing a film in the cinema.
Do you agree?
A. Yes, I agree with that. It's very obvious and you only have to look and
see that the sales of DVDs are getting larger and larger. One of the
indicators with Cinderella Man recently was that when they were doing the
pre release awareness interviews, 37 per cent of people had already decided
they were going to wait for the DVD to come out instead of going to see the
movie. Thirty seven per cent - that means over a third of the movie goers in
the demographic that the film is perfect for, had already decided they were
going to show it on their home theatre, that it's the kind of thing that
they would like to have the family around for and do it that way. Now when
you add up the price of the tickets, parking, popcorn and whatever goes with
the movie experience, the price of a DVD looks pretty good. And like I say,
with this latest version of Gladiator it does add something more to the
film, so it's a different experience.
Q. But do you like watching films on DVD yourself?
A. One of the essential things about a positive movie experience is when it
says 'the end' you don't want it to finish. So it's a fun thing to do.
There's a lot of great movies from the past and imagine if you could have an
extra twenty minutes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? So I think from
that point of view, it's great. To me, nothing beats the community
experience of a big cinema, 1,000 seats, a gigantic sound system and you are
all going 'woooo! ' and 'ha ha' together because that adds to the
experience, I think. However, from a sound quality and a picture quality
point of view, you can definitely get a similar experience with what you can
buy for the home. And I do understand as well, like we were talking about,
the extras in Gladiator, the added on expenses when you can make the
experience as much fun for your family at home, but at the same time pause
so you can all have a toilet break and have a chat at half time (laughs).
Q. Presumably filming the tiger scene was an experience you are unlikely to
forget?
A. Absolutely. I remember we had scheduled something along the lines of six
principal shooting days and three days of second unit for the tiger
sequence. Which actually began as a rhino sequence.
Q. What happened to the rhinos?
A. One of the major things outside of the essential sentence 'you are a
Roman general, it's 185 AD and you are being directed by Ridley Scott..' the
rhino sequence was the thing that when I saw, I thought to myself 'you know
what? I can chuck away all of this other stuff that doesn't work, and the
character's name that doesn't work and the situations don't work and a lot
of other stuff that is way too modern, but give me the opening battle
sequences, the relationship with Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) and the
rhino and I can make this guy work.' (laughs). And part of the way through
when we were shooting in Morocco, the rhino gets the chop and we moved to
tigers instead. So there we were, shooting it and we stretched out to
something like 21 main unit shooting days plus another nine second unit
shooting days. Because it's all well and good to write 'and then the tiger
does this..' but you have to get the tiger to do it and that's the old
cliché about 'and then the Indians came over the hill.' it's very easy to
write but quite a few days of logistics to set up and shoot.
Q. How close were the tigers when you were filming?
A. There were some really scary experiences, but for the most part you are a
goodly distance - and I guess a goodly distance was ten metres. How long
does it take a tiger to do ten metres? Plus you are also doing aggressive,
active things in front of them and what are you told if a big cat is
attacking you? You have to be still. So what we are doing is bound to piss
them off; we're rolling around the ground and jumping up and down and we
probably looked pretty tasty every now and then. We had some really close
experiences - one that was a real heart stopper but that particular tiger
didn't have any claws and I was really happy about that (laughs). But that
was more good luck than good management. There were some funny things with
the tigers, man, because we had this whole system set up with the tigers
going forward and there were three guys per chain with the chain wrapped
around the tiger's neck that could hold him back. Not for a minute did any
of the guys when they were working out the logistics of that, assume the
tigers would get pissed off with being choked and turn round and chase the
three guys yanking the chains (laughs). That was a pretty special day. And
then we would be doing the takes and they would release them a little bit
early because there are quite a few moves in that particular fights and
timing was essential. You had to be careful to release the tiger early
enough so we could complete a particular move and move into another position
as the tiger rose out of the hole. And every now and then, they would come
out way, way too quick (laughs) so I would just accelerate the moves as much
as possible. So one day the guy I was fighting got a big slap across the ass
from a tiger. It knocked him over but it didn't seem to worry him, he seemed
more amused than anything.
Q. Bearing all of this in mind was it an enjoyable experience?
A. I had a similar experience on Gladiator to the one I had on Cinderella
Man. In that pretty much daily I'm in pain, I'm getting challenged all the
time - far more so with Gladiator in terms of the . But the similarity
of the experience between the two films comes from the fact that even though
you might be in pain, even though you have giant logistical problems you are
trying to work out, it's still really enjoyable. It was amazing for me to
inhabit that world of Gladiator. Amazing. Every time I stepped on to a new
set it was incredible. I mean, I would go and visit the sets on my days
off - not while they were shooting, but the places I would never see, like
Commodus's palace or inside the Senate. Arthur Max (production designer) is
such an incredible designer that I would just be intrigued to go and have a
look, and there wasn't a single set that didn't in some way take your breath
away in terms of its detail or it's palate. It was an amazing experience.
Q. What do you think the film meant in terms of your life?
A. Well, it's a big change, isn't it? I was only getting used to a different
level of attention from LA Confidential, a few years earlier. But that
different level of attention was an industry thing and it was about being
recognised more within the business rather than on the street. Then The
Insider was another step that happened where that industry interest and
attention went to awards and nominations and stuff. But you know, those
experiences were great gear shifts in my life but nothing equates to the
earth shattering zeitgeist moment of Gladiator's release. That is when my
life changed dramatically and it wasn't as much mine as it used to be
(laughs). You know, so many things shifted with the success of Gladiator.
And it's actually probably unquantifiable how much my life changed.
Q. Was it quite poignant looking back at the film? Richard Harris, Ollie
Reed, David Hemmings, all no longer with us..
A. Yeah and me and Ridley were talking about this. We were chatting about
another project and casting it in our imagination and cursing 'wow, those
guys are gone.' It's very sad. It would have been so great to have been able
to do more work with Richard and every time I seen that scene behind me and
him and I hear the dance music that is going on between these two
characters, you know.Because you don't often get to work like that, you
don't often get to work with such intense attention to detail so
effortlessly. We virtually only had the one scene together but that created
a bond with us that lasted beyond the grave.
Q. And that scene was the heart of the film in a way, everything came from
there..
A. Well, it was a great beginning. And that's the thing. Once we'd
established what we did for the first few weeks in England then Ridley had
set a very high bar for himself and he was just in that frame of mind that
this one, of all the things he had done, was going to be seen through. You
know, Ridley just had that real, dogged determined attitude on behalf of a
narrative that essentially didn't exist anywhere but in his imagination.
Q. Did you know very early that you would get on so well with Ridley?
A. Oh yeah, first conversation. Because it's about input and priorities. It
depends what somebody talks to you about, you know, and he was talking to me
about all the things that I care about. And that's the same with Michael
Mann or Curtis Hanson or Ron Howard. And sometimes you can get yourself into
a situation where you don't listen to your instincts - you are sitting with
somebody and they are talking about the stuff that you don't care about or
that shouldn't be prioritised, and yet you still find yourself working with
that person. And that problem becomes repetitive because if you don't see
the story the same way and what is important about the story the same way,
then it's a problem. And when you do those sort of gigs you have to have a
real clear understanding.
Q. So working with Ridley was obviously a joy for you?
A. Oh yeah. I enjoy my relationship with Ron Howard too, and when you think
about it, it's incredible that I ended up working with Ron twice first
rather than Ridley considering how many conversations Ridley and I have had
and how many things we have developed together to a certain degree. But you
know, I think if we work together now, we've got to do something other than
a gigantic epic story, we've got allow and trust the fact that our
collaboration is always going to be strong because of the way we communicate
and that we don't have to have a gigantic canvass in order to get people's
attention, because it'll be the strength of that understanding and the
shared common ground instincts we have that will make what we do as
interesting as Gladiator was.
Q. Do you think it will happen?
A. I think we talk about it so much you have to say sooner or later it's
bound to happen. But like I say, if we do something together, for me, it
would be better to do some little comedy of manners or something, with a
small budget and no expectations. And trust our common ground instincts and
our level of communications.
Q. One of the striking performances in Gladiator, amongst many, is from
Joaquin Pheonix..
A. Gladiator is the film that makes Joaquin Phoenix the great actor he is
today. Because he faced so many fears, fears about letting his imagination
run, trusting his imagination, being trusted by a visionary director like
Ridley, being respected by his peers from Oliver Reed to Connie Nielsen to
Richard Harris, and very definitely myself. It was a watershed moment for
him and he stayed with it and he was incredibly focused. That was the other
great thing, the other actors in this film were just as determined about
what they were doing and it wasn't screen time or anything to do with that,
it was all about 'I'm in a funny costume, speaking in a strange way..'
(laughs) 'and I've got to fully understand the motivations and detail behind
my character so I can communicate that..' I don't do it, but I would imagine
it would be easy on an epic movie to kind of get kind of lulled by the
responsibility, lulled by how much work you've got to do and lulled by what
is in front of you and you get into some kind of acquiescent rhythm where
you just let it take you along, as opposed to you driving it. And that's the
difference with a Ridley Scott epic - you know somebody is driving it every
day. There was a trickle down effect, a collective energy, you have a leader
who is dogged, determined and has a vision and is going to do his best to
not have that interrupted or perverted. I know these are big words and it
sounds like strong language, but the effect of that, is that all of the
performers are involved and when it's the type of attitude that Ridley had,
as director of the film, it just encourages everyone to do their best. The
inspiration comes from the top, it's as simple as that. If your director is
open and flowing and on the top of his game then you tend to get that from
your cast.
Q. Over the years there's been speculation about a sequel or a prequel,
revisiting the Gladiator world in some way. Would you be interested?
A. Look - quite frankly I wouldn't care, and I don't think the audience
would really care, if we do a scene back stage at the Coliseum and we put a
poultice on him (laughs) and he grows grapes and ten years later Djimon
(Hounsou who plays Juba) knocks on his door and says 'right ho, we'd better
go and do something else..' I don't think anybody would care, because it's a
great character and the world that Ridley created is a great world and the
fact that they are doing this DVD release - it's 2005 so that's five years
since the thing came out, is a good indication that people still care about
this film.
Q. So are you saying that if it was the right idea and the right people were
involved, then maybe?
A. It's all pure speculation right, nothing I've said is actually about
trying to have that production mounted. I'm responding to your questions
honestly. But when you spend so much of your day talking about a particular
project with people, no matter where you are in the world, it does go around
in your head. And I enjoyed playing the character. It might be this is just
an interim attitude, it might be that 12 months from now I go 'don't be
silly, he's dead..' (laughs) And some things - the further you get away, the
more dangerous it is doing it again.
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Fall movie preview
By DEREK TSE -- Toronto Sun
Antonio Banderas dons the black mask once again as Zorro, with Catherine
Zeta-Jones as his damsel in distress, in the sequel The Legend Of Zorro
(Oct. 28).
With the summer movie season drawing to a close, what have we learned?
Mainly that there doesn't seem to be anything close to resembling a sure
thing in Hollywood these days.
Sure, Revenge Of The Sith made a bundle of cash, but it's the aberration.
This was a summer known more for its flops than its small clutch of hits:
Russell Crowe's Cinderella Man got K-Oed at the till, audiences yawned at
Kingdom Of Heaven's epic battles and Bewitched failed to enchant anybody
willing to see Will Ferrell rant and rave for a couple of hours. Even the
Scarlett Johansson-boasting The Island couldn't attract any visitors who
wanted to stay.
So forgive Hollywood bean counters if they're getting a little sweaty under
their collars. Unfortunately for them, it doesn't look like the fall movie
season's going to boost their profit margins -- even if there's an
intriguing slate of films headed our way. There may be few movies that could
be described as potential blockbusters (Harry Potter, Chicken Little), but
there are more than a few that will challenge seriously for Oscars (Jarhead,
Elizabethtown, Into The Blue -- hee-hee, just kidding).
So drop the rake and take a look at what's coming to our movie screens the
next few months ...
10: INTO THE BLUE (Sept. 30)
WHO: Jessica Alba, Paul Walker, Josh Brolin
WHat: Surfer-dude director John Stockwell brings us this tale of a bunch of
hot young treasure hunters (Jessica Alba and human windbag Paul Walker chief
among them) scouring the sea for some hidden booty before a band of bad guys
finds it. Speaking of "hidden booty," we're still steamed Alba didn't go au
naturel for her role as a stripper in Sin City.
WHY: We're pretty sure this won't be a great movie -- or possibly even a
good movie. Still, Stockwell's done good work before (Blue Crush,
Crazy/Beautiful), and Alba in a bikini has to count for something. Best of
all, it affords vapid pretty boy Walker -- the author of such quotes as
"When fans tell me they think the movie guy is cool, I want to tell them
that the real guy is cooler" and "I want to get married. It's important to
me. I think about it a lot. But I also think about my cars" -- a chance to
do more press.
9: FLIGHTPLAN (Sept. 23)
WHO: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen
WHat: In her first movie since 2002's Panic Room, Jodie Foster stars as a
frantic mom whose little daughter disappears at 40,000 feet during a
transatlantic flight. But the crew suspects she may be delusional and making
it all up -- and that her daughter doesn't even exist. Kind of the way the
crew on our recent flight suspected we were delusional when we pointed out
there was a gremlin ripping up the wing.
WHY: It's been too long since we've seen Foster in anything -- her cameo in
A Very Long Engagement notwithstanding. But expect turbulence if audiences
decide not to board another flight into danger so soon after another
airplane thriller (Red Eye). We're betting that people want originality, not
more warmed-over plane food.
8: THE NEW WORLD (Nov. 9)
WHO: Colin Farrell, Christian Bale, Q'Orianka Kilcher
WHat: Reclusive director Terrence Malick returns with the epic tale of the
love between Native American lass Pocahontas (Kilcher) and English
adventurer John Smith (Farrell). Regrettably, rumours of Eddie Murphy
voicing a sass-talkin' raccoon proved to be untrue.
WHY: Any Malick movie is greeted like an event (he's only made five since
1969: Lanton Mills, Badlands, Days Of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and now The
New World) -- although whether this translates into box office is anyone's
guess. Still, it's surefire Oscar bait -- unless, of course, it turns out
like Farrell's last historical epic, whose unclean name we shall not
mention. Okay, it was
Alexander. Great. Now we've gotta take a bath again
7: JARHEAD (Nov. 11)
WHO: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard
WHat: This adaptation of Gulf War I vet Anthony Swofford's memoirs features
Gyllenhaal as the author and takes him through basic training to sniper
training to action in Iraq -- He's initially eager to fight for his country
but rapidly becomes disturbed by what he experiences. From highly decorated
director Sam "Oscar" Mendes (American Beauty, Road To Perdition).
WHY: Mendes' great track record and the timeliness of the film -- there
still is a war going on in Iraq, right? -- make this a must-see. Plus it
will give Foxx -- who plays edgy Sgt. Siek -- a chance to redeem himself
after this summer's release of that supersonic turd Stealth.
6: WALK THE LINE (Nov. 18)
WHO: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
WHat: Country crooner Johnny Cash gets the ever-popular biopic treatment
with Phoenix playing the Man in Black and Witherspoon as his future bride
June Carter. The flick traces the legendary singer's rise from his early
days on an Arkansas cotton farm to country superstar -- and the troubles
along the way.
WHY: Biopics are all the rage these days -- just ask Jamie Foxx, who got his
Oscar due with Ray. Meanwhile, Witherspoon gets a break from all those
fluffy romantic comedies with this meaty role as Cash's long-suffering
partner. Still, where there's Witherspoon, there's a romantic comedy, as
we'll see with No. 5 ...
5: JUST LIKE HEAVEN (Sept. 16)
WHO: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder
WHat: Witherspoon returns to more familiar romcom territory with this
variation on Ghost. When her highstrung med student is sent into a coma
after an accident, her restless ghost returns to her apartment, now being
rented by the hapless Ruffalo. Unfortunately, she isn't the kind of restless
ghost who climbs out of wells and kills people who watch her videotape.
WHY: Reason No. 1: No Whoopi Goldberg, whose "Wacky Psychic Who Can Channel
The Ghost" role is played by Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite fame. Of course,
Witherspoon is watchable in just about anything, and Ruffalo has proven his
romantic comedy chops with his turn in the successful Jennifer Garner
vehicle 13 Going On 30.
4: CHICKEN LITTLE (Nov. 4)
WHO: The voices of Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, John Cusack, Amy Sedaris
WHat: When the end of the world is nigh -- thanks to the arrival of a fleet
of invading extra-terrestrials -- the titular minuscule poultry tries to
tell all of his friends and family, only to have his warnings fall on deaf
ears. Kind of like that time we told the flight crew about that gremlin
ripping up the ... oh, never mind.
WHY: This is a biiiig flick for Disney, which ventures into the 3D animation
field for the first time without perennial cash cow Pixar -- call it a dry
run for when the House of Mouse makes the third Toy Story flick on its own.
So let's hope that Disney has remembered to create a good story in addition
to the dazzling animation. Regardless, though, kiddies will drag moms and
dads to see this flick -- hey, if Shark Tale can make $168 million, Chicken
should be able to rake in at least half as much.
3: ELIZABETHTOWN (Oct. 14)
WHO: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon
WHat: In the latest feature from auteur Cameron Crowe, Bloom stars as a
young sneaker designer heading back home for the funeral of his father. But
then he runs into Dunst's free-spirited stewardess, who sends him on a road
trip of self-discovery with a mix tape/map. Stewardess? Why are there so
many movies with an airplane theme this fall? And why is that gremlin
looking at me?
WHY: While we're no fan of Crowe's overlong -- and, frankly, dull -- movies,
we know we're in the vast minority. Bloom gets to try something new as he
takes on a leading dramatic role for the first time -- which should leave
geeks befuddled as they try to figure out how Legolas managed to wrest Mary
Jane Watson away from Spider-Man.
2: IN HER SHOES (Oct. 7)
WHO: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine
WHat: In the ultimate chick flick of the fall, Diaz stars as irresponsible,
one-night-stand-loving sister Maggie, who makes life hell for her
straight-laced lawyer sibling Rose (Collette). Throw in Shirley MacLaine as
their loving grandmother, and you've got enough estrogen to make women weep
at the mere mention of this movie.
WHY: This flick comes courtesy of versatile director Curtis Hanson (L.A.
Confidential, 8 Mile), so at least you know he's going to do something
interesting with this moribund genre.
1: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Nov. 18)
WHO: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
WHat: In the latest adventures of the titular teenage mage, Harry must face
growing evidence that his nefarious arch-nemesis Lord Voldemort has
returned. Meanwhile, the Goblet of Fire chooses Harry to compete in the
Triwizard Tournament, which sees representatives from all the major wizard
schools battling it out in increasingly difficult contests. And no, the
"Goblet of Fire" isn't what the puberty-stricken Harry gets whenever he sees
Hermione.
WHY: With the publication of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince,
Potter-mania is back with a vengeance -- and word is this flick is even
better than the excellent Prisoner Of Azkaban adaptation. We'll forego
gazing into our crystal ball and deem Goblet Of Fire money in the bank --
even if it is another sequel.
THE BEST OF THE REST
Edward Burns tries to repair the damage done to time in the sci-fi action
flick A Sound Of Thunder (Sept. 2) ... The Exorcism Of Emily Rose features
Laura Linney as a lawyer trying to determine the truth in a case of exorcism
gone terribly awry -- check out the spooky trailer, if you dare (Sept. 9)
... Samuel L. Jackson is a tough special agent searching for his partner's
killer; Eugene Levy is the businessman who gets in his way in The Man (Sept.
9) ... An Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke, a.k.a. the ex-Mr. Uma Thurman)
pursues a gun runner (Nicolas Cage) who's having doubts about his profession
in the action flick Lord Of War (Sept. 16) ... Johnny Depp lends his voice
to Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, the tale of a meek man who accidentally gets
betrothed to an undead woman (Sept. 23) ... A struggling mother (Jennifer
Lopez) moves back in with her estranged father-in-law (Robert Redford) in An
Unfinished Life (Sept. 23) ... Roman Polanski adapts Oliver Twist, Dickens'
classic tale of the beleaguered boy orphan (Sept. 23) ... David Cronenberg
returns to prominence with A History Of Violence, in which Viggo Mortensen
is thrust into the spotlight when he kills a man in an apparent case of
self-defence (Sept. 23) ...
The cult TV show Firefly gets the big-screen treatment with Serenity, in
which his space cowboys protect a pair of fugitives from the Alliance (Sept.
30) ... The Greatest Game Ever Played stars Shia LaBeouf as Francis Ouimet,
a 20-year-old who accomplished the improbable by winning the 1913 U.S. Open
(Sept. 30) ... Philip Seymour Hoffman takes a break from playing
mouth-breathing losers to tackle the role of the titular literary icon in
the biopic Capote (Sept. 30) ... Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The
Were-Rabbit sees the beloved clay-animated dog and master duelling a mutant
bunny (Oct. 7) ... Matthew McConaughey's ex-football player joins Al
Pacino's renowned sports-gambling magnate in the gambling drama Two For The
Money (Oct. 7) ... Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley is the model-turned-bounty hunter Domino
Harvey in Domino, a flick based on a true story (Oct. 14) ... Atom Egoyan's
latest puzzler, Where The Truth Lies, peers into the seamy sex incident that
broke up a showbiz comedy duo (Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth) (Oct. 14) ...
The remake of The Fog stars Selma Blair and Tom Welling being menaced by the
titular supernatural meteorological event (Oct. 14) ... The Rock battles
hordes of ugly aliens in the video game flick Doom (Oct. 21) ... Steve
Martin writes and stars in the film version of his novella about the
unlikely romance between an older businessman and a Saks Fifth Avenue clerk
(Claire Danes) in Shopgirl (Oct. 21) ...
Antonio Banderas dons the black mask once again as Zorro, with Catherine
Zeta-Jones as his damsel in distress, in the sequel The Legend Of Zorro
(Oct. 28) ... Nicolas Cage stars as a TV weather man whose life is crumbling
around him in the often-delayed dramedy The Weather Man (Oct. 28) ...
Natalie Portman joins forces with mysterious rebel V (Hugo Weaving) who
battles the British government with terrorist tactics in the comic-book
flick V For Vendetta (Nov. 4) ... Gangsta rapper 50 Cent stars as himself in
the premature biopic Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Nov. 9) ... Two boys unleash a
universe of trouble when they play a cosmic board game in the family flick
Zathura (Nov. 11) ... Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley stars in the latest adaptation of Jane
Austen's Pride And Prejudice (Nov. 18) ... George Clooney stars as a CIA
agent tracking down a terrorism tip in the Middle East in the political
thriller Syriana (Nov. 23) ... Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson and Idina Menzel
sing and dance in Rent, the big-screen version of the popular Broadway hit
(Nov. 23) ... The remake Yours, Mine & Ours stars Dennis Quaid and Rene
Russo as newlyweds who try to combine their 18 kids into one happy family
(Nov. 23).
RELEASE SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 2
A Sound Of Thunder
The Alzheimer Case
Underclassman
SEPTEMBER 9
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
The Man
SEPTEMBER 16
Just Like Heaven
Lord Of War
The Woods
SEPTEMBER 23
Junebug M Flightplan
An Unfinished Life
Oliver Twist
A History Of Violence
SEPTEMBER 30
Serenity M Capote
A Good Woman
Into The Blue
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Pretty Persuasion
Everything Is Illuminated
OCTOBER 7
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
In Her Shoes M The Gospel
Two For The Money
Where The Truth Lies
OCTOBER 14
The Fog M Elizabethtown
Thumbsucker
Rhinoceros Eyes
The Squid And The Whale
OCTOBER 21
Strangers With Candy
Doom M Shopgirl
Barely Legal
OCTOBER 28
Saw II
The Legend Of Zorro
The Weather Man
NOVEMBER 4
Chicken Little
V For Vendetta
Water
NOVEMBER 9
The New World
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
NOVEMBER 11
Zathura M Jarhead
Paradise Now M Dark Hours
U-Carmen E-Khayelitsha
NOVEMBER 18
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Walk The Line
Ballets Russes
Pride And Prejudice
NOVEMBER 23
Yours, Mine And Ours
Dying For Dolly
Syriana M Rent
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This year's fall and winter movie season looks fantastic.
That doesn't mean it's going to be particularly good, just that there
are so many ... fantasies.
There are children's fantasies like "Zathura" and "The Chronicles of
Narnia"; gravity-defying fantasies like "The Legend of Zorro" and "Aeon
Flux"; the animated fantasies "Chicken Little," "Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit"; sci-fi
adventures "Serenity," "Doom" and "A Sound of Thunder"; the fourth
Harry Potter movie, and Peter Jackson's remake of the ultimate
fantasy-adventure, "King Kong."
We begin our preview at the end of August, but the string of fantasies
gets an early start on Friday with Terry Gilliam's galloping "The
Brothers Grimm," which has more references to classic fairy tale
characters than all the other coming fantasies combined.
Some analysts may attribute the rash of fantasy films to the escapism
that comes with war, and that may play a role. But it seems just as
likely that fantasy reigns because the ability to create incredible
images today makes the genre irresistible to storytellers.
The trailers for all of the above movies are linked on the Web sites
www.apple.com/trailers and www.imdb.com. Take a look and you'll agree:
They look fantastic.
Fall/winter is also Oscar season, and there are plenty of potential
contenders. The high-profile films with awards ambitions include Steven
Spielberg's "Munich," a drama based on the search for the planners of
the assault on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games; Rob
Marshall's "Memoirs of a Geisha," based on Arthur Golden's acclaimed
novel about a woman who spends her life in the high art of pleasing,
and Terrence Malick's "The New World," an epic account of the first
Virginia colony and the meeting of John Smith and Pocahontas.
Recent Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski returns with a new version
of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," and Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding
Neverland") turns to drama with "Stay," the story of a psychiatrist's
efforts to stop a patient from carrying out a suicide threat.
Two Broadway musicals make the transition to the screen. Susan Stroman,
who directed "The Producers" on stage, handles the film adaptation as
well, while Chris Columbus directs "Rent."
A few laughs
Comedies abound. Among them are: "Rumor Has It," starring Jennifer
Aniston as a female version of "The Graduate's" Benjamin Braddock; "The
Man," a buddy film featuring unlikely chemistry between Samuel L.
Jackson and Eugene Levy; "The Weather Man," starring Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage as a
TV weather guy who wears his bad forecasts on his shoulders, and a pair
of old-fashioned family films about families that are too big - "Yours,
Mine, and Ours" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2."
The following schedule may have changed by the time the ink was dry on
this newspaper. But the great majority of films listed are locked in to
those dates.
Every New Film
AUG. 31
The Constant Gardener Brazil's Fernando Meirelles ("City of God")
directs Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in an adaptation of John
LeCarre's thriller about a British diplomat rousted from his Nairobi
garden to investigate the murder of his activist wife.
Games of Love and Chance Abdel Kechiche directs the Cesar-winning drama
about a group of French students coming of age in a political pressure
cooker of a French project.
William Eggleston in the Real World Director Michael Almereyada
followed the 65-year-old avant garde photographer, musician, draftsman
and videographer across country for this intimate documentary portrait.
SEPT. 2
The Underclassman Action-comedy starring Nick Cannon ("Drumline") as a
young L.A. detective who goes undercover at a posh prep school to break
up a stolen car ring. Directed by Marcos Siega ("Pretty Persuasion").
A Sound of Thunder Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley and Catherine McCormack
star in an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story about a group of people
who travel back to the dinosaur era and cause a chain reaction that
alters the future to which they return. Directed by Peter Hyams
("Timecop").
The Transporter 2 Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, a man who
delivers anonymous packages to anonymous clients, no questions asked.
Inevitably, the packages get him into trouble, this time with a
gun-toting blonde (Amber Valletta).
SEPT. 7
Touch the Sound Documentary about symphony percussionist Evelyn
Glennie, a child prodigy from Scotland who lost her hearing at age 12
but didn't miss a beat. At 40, she's still performing.
SEPT. 9
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Laura Linney plays a lawyer defending a
priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of murder after his exorcism of a
possessed woman leaves her dead. With Campbell Scott.
The Man Comedy of mistaken identity starring Samuel L. Jackson as a
special agent whose search for his partner's killer leads him to a
dorky salesman (Eugene Levy). Directed by Les Mayfield ("Encino Man").
Curandero "Sin City's" Robert Rodriguez wrote the for this
horror movie about a man caught up in black magic in Mexico City.
Director Eduardo Rodriguez is apparently no relation.
An Unfinished Life Lasse Hallstr=F6m's sentimental drama brings the
unlikely pairing of uptight rancher Robert Redford and emotional single
mom Jennifer Lopez. Don't expect sparks, though: he's a grieving
father, and she's the woman who married, and then accidentally killed,
his son. Can her preteen daughter unite them, or will she become just
another wedge in their long-simmering enmity? More important, will
Lopez benefit from a boost in her lukewarm screen career, or has the
shelf-life on this much delayed movie already expired?
Steal Me A 15-year-old boy abandoned by his mother befriends another
boy his age and moves in with his family, soon developing a crush on
both his friend's mother and the sexy older woman living next door.
Keane Lodge Kerrigan ("Claire Dolan") directs Damian Lewis
("Dreamcatcher") in a psychological drama about a man haunted by the
disappearance of his 6-year-old daughter at Manhattan's Port Authority
Bus Terminal - or was it all in his head?
The Outsiders - The Complete Novel Francis Coppola's elongated
version of his 1983 adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel. The DVD goes
on sale immediately after the release.
Cote d'Azur French comedy about a family whose seaside vacation gets a
little foamy when the couple's daughter takes up with a biker and their
son drifts off with his best friend, who is secretly in love with him.
Walking on the Sky A group of six New York friends have to wrestle with
the new dynamics in their relationships when another member of their
circle kills himself and leaves behind a revealing diary. Directed by
and starring New York native Carl T. Evans.
Green Street Hooligans Elijah Wood plays a wrongly expelled Harvard
student who moves to London, where he is instantly drawn into the
violent subculture of soccer hooliganism. With Charlie Hunnam, Claire
Forlani.
Music From the Inside Out Daniel Anker documentary weaving together a
mosaic of the stories, ideas and experiences of the 105 members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, a musical institution that hasn't participated
in a film since "Fantasia."
Answering the Call Documentary honoring the people who answered
emergency calls on 9/11.
SEPT. 14
The Future of Food Documentary about genetically engineered products
that have become part of the U.S. food chain - whether they're good
for us or not. Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, widow of Jerry Garcia.
SEPT. 16
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Big-fee action screenwriter Shane Black ("Lethal
Weapon") makes his directing debut with his own about a New York
actor (Robert Downey, Jr.) who impersonates a detective and gets
himself in all sorts of trouble. With Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan.
Lord of War Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is an international gun dealer in Andrew
Niccol's topical black comedy, which co-stars Ethan Hawke as an
Interpol agent intent on bringing him down. With Donald Sutherland, Ian
Holm, Jared Leto.
Just Like Heaven "Mean Girls"' Mark Waters directs Mark Ruffalo and
Reese Witherspoon in a romantic fantasy about a young man and the
spirit of a comatose doctor who fall in love while sharing an
apartment. Once they're over their, uh, dimensional differences, the
race is on to keep her body from being taken off life support.
Proof Last time director John Madden and Gwyneth Paltrow worked
together, she landed herself an Oscar. Though more erudite and intimate
than "Shakespeare in Love," Madden's adaptation of David Auburn's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play might just catch the eyes of Academy's
voters, too. Reprising a role she has already tackled on the London
stage, Paltrow plays an overwhelmed young woman rapidly losing her grip
after the death of her father (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant math
professor. Hovering around the edges are her concerned support system:
brainy admirer Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and coldly practical sister Hope Davis.
The Woods Psychological horror film about the students of an all-girl
boarding school who begin to go missing in the surrounding woods.
Patricia Clarkson is the headmistress and Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner is the new
student caught up in the mystery.
Separate Lies It's been a while since we were faced with the sight of
middle-class Brits keeping a stiff upper lip while suppressing
dangerous secrets. Fortunately, Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson are
always willing to suffer stoically for our entertainment. "Gosford
Park" screenwriter Julian Fellowes makes his directorial debut, while
Watson and Wilkinson play a long-married couple who are still quite
happy together (aside from the passionate affair and possible homicide
she's hiding).
Venom Jim Gillespie ("I Know What You Did Last Summer") directs another
teens-in-trouble horror picture, this one involving voodoo in the
bayous of Louisiana. With Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner (poor thing), Bijou Phillips.
The Libertine Johnny Depp takes on the role of notorious 17th-century
poet, derelict and debaucher John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester and
grand embarrassment of Charles II (John Malkovich). Samantha Morton is
the actress who comes under Wilmot's shaky tutelage.
Adapted from his play by Stephen Jeffreys and directed by first-timer
Laurence Dunmore.
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Another day, another Johnny Depp-Tim Burton
collaboration. Not that we're feeling cavalier about it: These two have
given us some of the most unusual movies in recent years. Since
Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant
Peach" are among them, we have high hopes for this latest stop-motion
animated fantasy, which is based on an old Russian folk tale about a
young groom (voiced by Depp) who inadvertently finds himself with two
wives (he could do worse than Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson).
Thumbsucker Offbeat comedy about a 17-year-old boy whose infantile
habit of sucking his thumb makes him the subject of ridicule and
isolation even in his own home. But the people trying to help him kick
the habit are even stranger. With Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn. It's the first feature directed by Mike
Mills, maker of the well-received short "Paperboys."
Everything Is Illuminated Actor Liev Schreiber makes his writing and
directing debut with his adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's darkly
comic best seller about a young American Jew who travels to Russia to
find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. With Elijah
Wood.
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Documentary about the 1972 presidential campaign and political
humiliation of the idealistic former South Dakota senator.
Cry Wolf A high-school prank turns lethal when classmates listed on a
joke Web site as the next victims of a serial killer start turning up
dead. With Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi.
Hard Goodbyes: My Father Greek drama about a lonely boy who has to rely
on his imagination when the father with whom he'd shared a passion for
outer space does not come home.
The Thing About My Folks Paul Reiser wrote this film and co-stars in it
with Peter Falk as a son and father rediscovering the bond between them
on a cross-country trip in a restored '36 Ford. Directed by Raymond De
Felitta ("Two Family House").
The Weeping Meadow The first film in a planned trilogy by Greek master
Theo Angelopoulos follows a pair of refugee children as they come of
age in the small Greek village they are brought to after the Russian
Revolution.
SEPT. 23
A History of Violence With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's "wrong man"
theme and Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs," David Cronenberg's latest film
stars Viggo Mortensen as a small-town family man whose celebrated
heroism in thwarting and killing two thugs in his diner draws gangsters
to town. The one with the deformed face (Ed Harris) claims he knew the
hero years before and he has come for some payback. Despite his
denials, Mortensen's character ends up having to fight violence with
violence. With Maria Bello, William Hurt.
Oliver Twist If ever there were a story that suited Roman Polanski's
dark sensibilities, it's Charles Dickens' classic saga of an orphan
whose fate falls and rises at the mercy of others. The screenplay was
written by Ronald Harwood, Polanski's partner on their Oscar-winning
"Pianist," so it is always possible that this artistically acclaimed
pair aims to entertain adults and youngsters alike, while
simultaneously approaching the Academy with a respectful request: "May
we have some more?" With Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley as Fagin
and Jamie Foreman as Bill Sykes.
Flightplan In her first starring role in three years, Jodie Foster
plays a recently widowed woman whose 6-year-old daughter disappears in
the middle of a trans-continental flight from Berlin to New York. Since
no one else on the plane remembers seeing the girl, they question
whether she was there only in her mother's mind.
Daltry Calhoun Johnny Knoxville returns to his hometown as a roustabout
and would-be golf magnate whose ex-wife (Elizabeth Banks) throws a
twist into his life by dropping their 14-year-old daughter at his door.
Roll Bounce Nick Cannon, Bow Wow and Mike Epps star for "The Best Man"
director Malcolm D. Lee in this comedy-drama about a group of hip-hop
roller skaters preparing for a competition on the other side of 1970s
Chicago.
Dear Wendy Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, two of the founders of
the Danish film collective Dogme 95, team up as writer (von Trier) and
director (Vinterberg) of this parable about America's contradictory gun
culture. It follows a group of teenage outcasts in a fictional mining
town who form a secret club known as "The Dandies." Their purpose -
to love and admire guns but never use them on anybody - soon goes out
the window.
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Tom Hanks produced and
narrates this 3-D IMAX film that re-creates for the audience what the
12 astronauts who have walked on the moon experienced.
Into the Fire Drama about a troubled NYPD harbor cop who freezes during
a rescue attempt of a drowning woman and tries to make peace with his
conscience and the victim's identical twin. With Sean Patrick Flanery
and Melina Kanakaredes from TV's "Providence."
Dorian Blues Coming-out story about a young man who, on the cusp of
moving to New York, begins showing his preference for men, much to the
dismay of his right-wing father and his jock brother.
7 Dias Mexican film about a U2 super fan determined to raise the
half-million dollars it would cost to bring the band to his country.
Dirty Love Jenny McCarthy wrote this comedy and co-stars in it with
Carmen Electra. It's about a jilted woman who sees a psychic to find
out where she should search for true love.
Occupation: Dreamland Documentary focusing on the men of the 82nd
Airborne in Iraq and on the Army's recruitment tactics.
SEPT. 28
Forty Shades of Blue Rip Torn plays a legendary (and doesn't he know
it) Memphis music producer whose comfy existence is shaken when his
young Russian trophy wife (Dina Korzun) falls in love with his
estranged son.
SEPT. 30
Capote The estimable Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the late novelist and
social gadfly Truman Capote. It's not a conventional biopic, but an
account of the writer's research for "In Cold Blood," his classic
"nonfiction novel" about the murders of a Kansas farm family and the
subsequent trials and executions of their killers. Catherine Keener is
Harper Lee, Capote's young associate (and future author of "To Kill a
Mockingbird") and Clifton Collins Jr. plays the killer Perry Smith,
with whom Capote developed a strong relationship. Bennett Miller is the
first-time director.
The Greatest Game Ever Played Shia LaBeouf ("Holes") stars for director
Bill Paxton in the dramatization of 20-year-old American amateur golfer
Francis Ouimet's legendary victory at the 1913 U.S. Open in Brookline,
Mass. Stephen Dillane plays Harry Vardon, the cocky British champion
who was humbled before the golfing world.
Into the Blue "Blue Crush" director John Stockwell goes back to the
water for this thriller about a group of buff young divers who find a
fortune in the cargo bay of a sunken airplane and make the mistake of
keeping it. With Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
MirrorMask British fantasy about a 15-year-old circus entertainer whose
guilt over her mother's illness sends her into an alternative universe
of contrasting light and dark kingdoms.
Serenity Feature-length finale to Joss Whedon's 13-episode sci-fi TV
series "Firefly," about a group of adventurers aboard a space
transporter 500 years in the future. Here, Capt. Mal Reynolds (Nathan
Fillion) and his crew are being chased by the galaxy-ruling Alliance,
which wants to reclaim the telepathic fugitive River (Summer Glau)
traveling with them.
Little Manhattan Mark Levin, a story editor for "The Wonder Years,"
makes his directing debut with this tale of first love between two
12-year-olds.
The War Within Drama about a Pakistani engineering student who is
mistaken for a terrorist and placed in confinement.
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Julianne Moore is a mother of 10
helping her luckless husband (Woody Harrelson) make ends meet by
entering - and winning - jingles contests in the 1950s. Adapted
from the memoir of Terry Ryan, whose mother did such things.
Going Shopping Henry Jaglom directs his wife, Victoria Foyt, in a story
about a clothing boutique owner's wild experiences during a Mother's
Day weekend sale.
OCT. 5
The Squid and the Whale Noah Baumbach, son of former Village Voice film
critic Georgia Brown, wrote and directs a loosely autobiographical
drama about two brothers dealing with their parents' divorce in 1980s
Brooklyn. With Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney.
OCT. 7
Goodnight, and Good Luck This drama, directed by George Clooney, is
built around the public fight between legendary broadcast journalist
Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In the
1950s, McCarthy was the most visible member of the witch-hunting House
UnAmerican Activities Committee, which destroyed the careers of
innocent people from all walks of life by associating them with
Communists. Murrow led the reaction to McCarthy and got labeled a
Communist for his trouble. CBS News stuck with Murrow despite the
pressure, and McCarthy's power began to fade. Clooney co-stars as CBS
news producer Fred Friendly and Frank Langella plays the corporation's
chief, William Paley.
In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") goes all soft on us
with this story about two estranged sisters (Cameron Diaz and Toni
Collette) who are reconciled by the grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) they
never knew they had.
Two for the Money Matthew McConaughey is a former college football star
whose track record for handicapping sporting events draws him into the
world of high stakes gambling, where nothing short of his life will be
at stake. With Al Pacino as the betting agency mogul who comes to rely
on and dominate him. Directed by D.J. Caruso ("The Salton Sea").
The Gospel An R&B star (Clifton Powell) faces a spiritual crisis when
he returns home on learning of the illness of his father, a church
bishop, and his boyhood rival's plans to take over the church. With
Omar Gooding.
Before the Fall German drama about a young boxing prospect whose
repulsion over Nazi atrocities sets him against the biggest opponent of
all.
Waiting An "American Pie"-style comedy about the crude and rude
employees of a restaurant whose name - Shenanigans - describes
their behavior. With Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit What are the odds we'd
have two stop-motion movies to look forward to this season? (Strangely
enough, Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter lends her voice to both.) Already the
subject of three Oscar-nominated shorts, inventor Wallace and his dog
Gromit make their feature debut in a comedy about a mysterious monster
who's destroying the garden plots of an English village. Naturally,
it's up to our intrepid heroes to stop him. "Chicken Run," the last
import from the inspired minds at Aardman Animation, was a surprise
smash. Wallace and Gromit deserve nothing less.
Dandelion A coming of age story about a 16-year-old boy and how his
search for his identity is connected with the various forms of love
that are missing from his life.
OCT. 12
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque Documentary about the film
archivist who inspired French New Wave directors Godard, Truffaut,
Rohmer and Chabrol.
OCT. 14
Nine Lives Rodrigo Garcia directs a series of nine vignettes about
women getting on with their lives in Los Angeles. Each segment is done
as a single 10-minute take. With Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Glenn
Close and Holly Hunter.
Elizabethtown Orlando Bloom is an industrial designer hit with three
pieces of devastating news: his girlfriend (Jessica Biel) is breaking
up with him; he has lost his job because of a disastrous mistake, and
his father has died. On the plus side, he meets an irrepressible flight
attendant (Kirsten Dunst) traveling to his father's funeral in Kentucky
and realizes that his life may get better - if it doesn't get worse.
Written and directed by Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous").
North Country Oscar-winner Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron ("Monster") stars in a
fictionalized account of the landmark 1984 sexual harassment case
involving a woman working in the Minnesota mining industry and her male
co-workers. With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson. Directed by Niki
Caro ("Whale Rider").
Domino Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley assumes the title role in Tony Scott's highly
exaggerated account of the adventures of British actor Laurence
Harvey's daughter, who turned her back on a modeling and potential
acting career to become a bounty hunter; she died at age 35 in June.
With Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke.
Where the Truth Lies Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter") adapts Rupert
Holmes' novel about a young journalist (Alison Lohman) probing for the
truth of a 15-year-old scandal that destroyed the careers of a revered
showbiz duo (Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth).
The Fog Rupert Wainwright ("Stigmata") directs the remake of John
Carpenter's 1980 horror film about the ghosts of long-buried lepers who
rise on a dense fog surrounding a coastal California town. Selma Blair
and Maggie Grace are among the terrorized.
Loggerheads Three interwoven stories about a young gay man (Kip
Pardue), his biological mother (Bonnie Hunt) and his adoptive parents
(Chris Sarandon and Tess Harper).
Innocent Voices Based on screenwriter Oscar Torres' childhood
experience, this is the story of a 12-year-old boy who is automatically
enlisted in the army in 1980s El Salvador. Directed by Luis Mandoki
("Message in a Bottle").
OCT. 19
Ushpizin Drama about the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning,
living and loving in modern-day Israel.
OCT. 21
Shopgirl Steve Martin'>Steve Martin adapted his slight novella and co-stars with
Claire Danes in a story about a salesclerk at a Beverly Hills
department store who gets involved with a middle-age sugar daddy.
Barely Legal Three high-school sophomores try to make a porno movie in
their basement while their parents are at work. The results are
disastrous, especially when a school bully wants to participate in the
film.
Stay Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball") directs Ewan
McGregor and Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts in a thriller about a psychiatrist's
nightmarish effort to prevent a patient from carrying out his threat to
kill himself in three days.
Kids in America At fictional Booker High in Brooklyn, a group of
politically active students joins forces with a fired teacher on a film
documenting their campaign against the repressive school principal.
Dreamer A "Seabiscuit"-like "underhorse" story about a filly who breaks
her leg and is nursed back to health by her trainer (Kurt Russell) at
the insistence of his daughter (Dakota Fanning). The horse then returns
to the track to try and win the Breeder's Cup.
After Innocence Documentary about the reentry into society of seven men
released from prison after DNA evidence proved they were innocent of
the crimes for which they were sent away for decades.
Protocols of Zion Documentary filmmaker Marc Levin takes his camera to
the streets of New York to learn from passing anti-Semites why they
hate Jews.
Doom The Rock stars in Andrzej Bartkowiak's feature version of the
super-hot '90s video game about Marines taking on invading monsters on
their base on a moon of Mars in the year 2145.
Innocence This Belgian-French film is based on an 1888 Gothic novella
about young girls growing up in a subterranean boarding school beneath
an isolated wood.
The Ordeal Belgian psychological drama about a singer who ends up in a
creepy, out-of-the-way motel after his car breaks down in the night.
Derailed Adapted from James Siegel's heralded first novel, this
thriller stars Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston as illicit Manhattan
lovers trying to outwit a violent blackmailer who is much smarter than
they are. With Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Xzibit,
Giancarlo Esposito.
White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Documentary about the brutality of
a jungle gulag created by Belgium's King Leopold II in the colonial
Congo in 1885.
OCT. 26
Ballets Russes Documentary about the famed ballet company, which is
about to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
OCT. 28
The Legend of Zorro The sequel to the 1998 "Mask of Zorro" traces how
Antonio Banderas' Don Alejandro is forced to put on the mask and take
up the sword several years after marrying the lovely Elena (Catherine
Zeta-Jones) and having a son. The boy is now 10 and unaware of dad's
outlaw fame, but he will soon learn as the mark of Zorro begins
appearing anew on the landscape and on the bodies of baddies in Old
California. Returning director is Martin Campbell.
Prime What's a girl (Uma Thurman) to do when she learns that the
psychotherapist to whom she's told the most intimate details of her sex
life is her boyfriend's mother? For that matter, what's the shrink to
do? A comedy by writer-director Ben Younger.
Three ... Extremes A pan-Asian sampler of 30-minute horror shorts from
China's Fruit Chan, Japan's Takashi Miike and South Korea's Chan-wook
Park.
The Dying Gaul A grieving gay screenwriter (Peter Sarsgaard) has a shot
at selling his about his relationship with his late lover and
agent, but there's a Faustian catch: He has to change it to a
heterosexual relationship. With Patricia Clarkson, Campbell Scott.
Craig Lucas (writer of "Long Time Companion") directs his own .
Saw II The serial killer known as Jigsaw returns to terrorize eight
more strangers with his murderous game playing in the sequel to last
year's Halloween hit.
Paradise Now A drama about two Palestinian boyhood friends spending
their last day together before going off on suicide bombing missions in
Tel Aviv.
The Weather Man Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is a Chicago TV weatherman, family man and
neurotic whose decision to take a job in New York puts all of his roles
at risk in this offbeat comedy. With Hope Davis, Michael Caine.
Directed by Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean").
Blackmail Boy A blackmail scheme leads to murder in a small Greek town.
NOV. 4
Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal is a young Marine forced to grow up fast during
Desert Storm. Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003
best-seller. With Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black. Directed by Sam Mendes
("American Beauty").
NY Doll This documentary about the late Arthur Kane, bassist with the
New York Dolls, centers on the notorious glam-punk band's 2004 reunion.
The Matador In writer-director Richard Shepard's black comedy, Pierce
Brosnan plays an international hit man who, on assignment in Mexico
City, befriends, then enlists, a woebegone businessman (Greg Kinnear)
as a partner in crime. With Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story British comedy actor Steve
Coogan ("24 Hour Party People") plays the title character in Michael
Winterbottom's audacious adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 1759 novel
"Tristram Shandy," about an egocentric country gentleman sharing his
views with readers, when not digressing about his family.
Chicken Little This non-Pixar CGI cartoon from Disney stars Zach Braff
as the voice of Chicken Little, a vigilant sky watcher who proves he
isn't always wrong when he says "the sky is falling." Joan Cusack, Don
Knotts, Fred Willard and Amy Sedaris also lend their voices.
The Family Stone A romantic comedy about a family that circles the
wagons when Ben Stone (Luke Wilson) brings home an uptight woman
(Claire Danes) he intends to marry. Facing a cold reception, she calls
in her sister (Sarah Jessica Parker) for support, then things get
really bad.
Summer Storm German coming-out story about a camping trip during which
one of two best friends discovers he wants more than friendship.
NOV. 9
The New World Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line") wrote and directed
this historical epic about the arrival of British colonists on the
coast of North America and their conflicts with the natives they found
there. It's the story of John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and of
the teenage Pocahontas' role in saving the white colonists from her
tribe's warriors, and of her subsequent trip to England. Colin Farrell
plays Smith, Christian Bale is Rolfe and 15-year-old German-born
Q'Orianka Kilcher, partly descended from native South Americans, is
Pocahontas.
Pulse Remake of a Japanese horror film about a computer virus or
supernatural force that turns viewers into suicidal depressives. With
Kristen Bell (from TV's "Veronica Mars").
The Swenkas In South Africa, flamboyant, stylish - and straight -
blue-collar Zulu men replace their overalls with colorful designer
suits to compete in fashion shows of their own making, in a ritual
called "swanking."
NOV. 11
Bee Season Fans of Myla Goldberg's best seller ought to be happy with
the team behind this adaptation: Directors Scott McGehee and David
Siegel did a nice job exploring family tensions in "The Deep End." And
if any actor can handle the story's spiritual twists and turns, it's
surely the Dalai Lama's No. 1 fan, Richard Gere. He plays a theology
professor convinced his young daughter (Flora Cross) has a divine
connection to another plane. Meanwhile, his teenage son (Max Minghella)
and mentally ill wife (Juliette Binoche) are floundering right here on
Earth.
Take My Eyes Acclaimed Spanish drama about a woman who takes her son
and leaves the abusive husband she still loves.
Ellie Parker In this low-budget indie comedy, which originated as a
2001 short film project, Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts plays what she once was, an
Australian actress trying to get traction in Hollywood. With Chevy
Chase as her manager and writer-director Scott Coffey as her boyfriend.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Taking its cue from "8 Mile," this urban drama
is a loosely autobiographical tale about an inner-city thief and drug
dealer who leaves prison determined to become a rap star. He's played
by - and inspired by - Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The director is
Jim Sheridan ("In America").
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic The raw standup comic expounds on
politics, race, sex and religion.
Cape of Good Hope South African drama about three women whose lives
intersect at an animal rescue shelter, to their lasting good.
Zathura Less a sequel to 1995's "Jumanji" than another wild game. In
this one, directed by Jon Favreau ("Elf"), two young brothers find a
space adventure board game in the attic of their California bungalow
and are soon hoist - house and all - into the galaxy. Tim Robbins
plays their befuddled father. The screenplay by David Koepp and John
Kamps was based, like "Jumanji" and "Polar Express," on a book by Chris
Van Allsburg.
NOV. 16
The Syrian Bride Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis' drama about a Syrian
woman who, in her bridal outfit, is steps away from crossing the border
into Israel to meet her groom when politics stops her in her tracks.
NOV. 18
Walk the Line James Mangold ("Identity") directs Joaquin Phoenix in
this Johnny Cash biopic. Reese Witherspoon plays his wife, June Carter.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire In the fourth part of the series,
Harry, Ron and Hermione face down Voldemort's Death Eaters. There have
been some grumblings that Mike Newell, the director of "Four Weddings
and a Funeral," will not stay true to the daringly dark tone set by his
predecessor, Alfonso Cuar=F3n. As Dumbledore tells Harry, "We must all
face the choice between what is right and what is easy." Here's hoping
Newell chose wisely.
Pride & Prejudice A new adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the
five Bennet sisters in Georgian England. Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley is Elizabeth,
the most self-determined of the girls, and Matthew MacFadyen is Darcy,
the snob whom love will tame.
Breakfast on Pluto Director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game") takes up
with another transvestite character in his adaptation of Pat McCabe's
novel about an Irish cabaret singer and prostitute who is wrongly
accused of planting a bomb in a 1970s London club. With Cillian Murphy
("Red Eye") and Liam Neeson.
Wolf Creek Australian horror movie about three young people who follow
their spring break with a trip to the outback, where somebody intends
to have fun at their expense.
NOV. 21
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things A Southern Gothic movie about a
boy learning about the seedy sides of the world while on the road with
his impulsive young mother (played by actress-director Asia Argento).
With cameos by Winona Ryder, Marilyn Manson and Peter Fonda, among
others.
NOV. 23
Syriana George Clooney stars in the biographical drama of Robert Baer,
a 20-year veteran of the CIA, who worked undercover studying terrorists
in the Middle East and became fed up with the growing weakness of the
agency and the cozy relationship between the oil-hungry West and a
certain government (hint: Saudi Arabia). With Matt Damon, Amanda Peet.
Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan.
Rent Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies,
helms the screen version of Jonathan Larson's Tony- and Pulitzer
Prize-winning rock opera about a group of bohemians struggling with
life in the East Village. It stars Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs and
several members of the original Broadway cast.
The Ice Harvest "Groundhog Day's" Harold Ramis directs John Cusack and
Billy Bob Thornton in a comedy about two guys who embezzle $2 million
from corrupt Wichita businessmen and are set to make a clean Christmas
Eve getaway until an ice storm arrives.
Yours, Mine and Ours Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo take over for Henry
Fonda and Lucille Ball in the remake of the 1968 comedy about a man
with 8 kids who marries a woman with 10.
The White Countess The final Merchant-Ivory production (Ismail Merchant
died in May) is set in late-1930s Shanghai, where a blind,
disillusioned American diplomat (Ralph Fiennes) is making a careful
study of the decadent city's rankest bars with the idea of building the
perfect dive. Natasha Richardson plays the Russian taxi dancer who
catches the diplomat's eye and is recruited as the centerpiece of the
club.
Dying For Dolly After saving a mafioso's life, a young African-American
(R&B star Usher) is rewarded with a job in the mob and puts it in
jeopardy by falling in love with the boss' daughter. With Chazz
Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui.
NOV. 30
The Boys of Baraka Documentary about the experience of a group of
Baltimore 12-year-olds sent to an experimental boarding school in
Kenya.
DEC. 2
Transamerica "Desperate Housewives'" Felicity Huffman plays a pre-op
he-to-she transsexual whose plans for the life-changing surgery are
disrupted by the discovery of a son (Kevin Zegers) fathered 20 years
before.
Aeon Flux Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron has the title role in this adaptation of the
cult MTV action series about a physically agile heroine working as a
rebel operative in a walled city run by scientists 400 years in the
future. With Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo.
Be Here to Love Me Documentary about the late, hard-living songwriter
Townes Van Zandt, with appearances by fans Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett,
Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson.
The Kid and I California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his first
post-inauguration movie appearance in a comedy about a 17-year-old boy
with cerebral palsy whose wealthy father (Joe Mantegna) decides to
grant his wish by financing an action movie for him to star in.
First Descent A documentary about snowboarding.
DEC. 9
Memoirs of a Geisha Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh, three of the
most beautiful Asian actresses, star in the adaptation of Arthur
Golden's epic novel about a peasant girl who is sold by her father to a
geisha house in 1920s Japan. As she flowers into adulthood, she becomes
the most desired geisha in the popular Gion district, and learns not
only the nuances of her profession but about human nature. With Ken
Watanabe. The director is "Chicago" Oscar nominee Rob Marshall.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe What,
you thought there was room for only one series of CGI-heavy epics made
in New Zealand from an Oxford don's quasi-religious, mythical stories
of good and evil ? Whether "Shrek" director Andrew Adamson can do as
well by C.S. Lewis as Peter Jackson did by J.R.R. Tolkien remains to be
seen, but this tale of four children who discover the land of Narnia
and fight the evil white witch (Tilda Swinton) holds even more
box-office promise. While "The Lord of the Rings" had three parts,
"Narnia" has seven.
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") directs
Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in an adaptation of Annie Proulx's
short story about two ranch hands who - to their great surprise -
fall in love in 1963 Wyoming. With Michelle Williams.
DEC. 14
King Kong Why, you ask, do we need another version of the 1933 classic?
Because the 1976 remake with Jessica Lange was awful and the special
effects in the black-and-white original are a bit too rudimentary for
today's audiences. Besides, Peter Jackson, hot off the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy, was willing to do it. Unlike the '76 movie, Jackson's
film is faithful to the Depression period and to the original story.
Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts is in for Fay Wray as heroine Ann Darrow, Jack Black is
obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody ("The
Pianist") plays Watts' love interest, Jack Driscoll. Andy Serkis, who
did the body-motion performance for the computer-animated Gollum in
"Rings," does the same for Kong and also gets a role of his own, as
Lumpy the Cook.
The Grace Lee Project An Asian-American documentary filmmaker with the
extremely common name of Grace Lee sets out to learn what she can about
other Grace Lees current and past, and comes to some conclusions about
Asian stereotypes.
DEC. 16
All the King's Men Sean Penn stars in Steven Zaillian's new version of
Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning political satire about
a populist Southern governor (a thinly-veiled Huey Long) who becomes
intoxicated with power. A 1949 adaptation directed by Robert Rossen won
Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor (Broderick Crawford). Jude Law
is Jack Burden, the journalist who unwittingly aids the cause of Penn's
Willie Stark, and Kate Winslet is Anne Stanton, the governor's niece
and Jack's girlfriend.
The Promise Chen Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine") directs this romantic
fantasy about a royal concubine in love with a slave.
DEC. 21
The Producers: The Movie Musical At last, the film version of the stage
musical of Mel Brooks' 1968 film arrives! Nathan Lane and Matthew
Broderick reprise their roles of Max Bialy=ADstock and Leo Bloom. The
only actors not from the Broadway production are Uma Thurman, as
Swedish secretary Ulla, and Will Ferrell, as retro Nazi Franz Liebkind.
Susan Stroman, director of the stage hit, makes her film-directing
debut, a stint that prompted rumors that Brooks stepped in to direct
some of the nonmusical scenes. The film was shot in the new Steiner
Studios in Brooklyn.
Fun With Dick and Jane The year's umpteenth remake stars Jim Carrey and
T=E9a Leoni in the roles played by George Segal and Jane Fonda in a 1977
comedy about a quiet suburban couple who moonlight as hooded robbers.
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 Steve Martin'>Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return for the
sequel to the 2003 remake of a 1950 comedy about a couple with an
oversized brood. Here, the Bakers find themselves in competition with a
family of eight children while on vacation. With Eugene Levy.
DEC. 23
Munich Steven Spielberg follows "War of the Worlds" with a true story
about a squad of Israeli secret agents assigned to track down and kill
the terrorists who engineered the plot against Israeli athletes at the
1972 Olympics in Munich. Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team
were killed along with all of their Palestinian captors in a failed
rescue mission. Eric Bana plays the Mossad agent in charge of the
post-Munich search. With Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush.
The Ringer Black comedy (you may prefer the word "sick") starring
Johnny Knoxville as a nonhandicapped athlete who infiltrates the
Special Olympics with hopes of dethroning the champion.
Hard Candy When a 32-year-old man brings home a 14-year-old girl he met
on the Internet, things don't go as well as he'd hoped. With Patrick
Wilson and Ellen Page.
Cach=E9 A TV book critic (Daniel Auteuil) and his wife (Juliette
Binoche) have their lives turned upside-down by an increasingly
intimate and anonymously sent stream of videos and drawings depicting
the family in alarming situations.
When the Sea Rises French film starring Yolande Moreau as a married
actress and mother whose out-of-town tour with her one-woman show is
spiced up by her impetuous romance with a parade float conductor.
DEC. 25
Casanova What happens when the legendary seducer meets a Venetian
beauty immune to his charms? Why, he falls in love. With Heath Ledger,
Sienna Miller. Directed by Lasse Hallstr=F6m.
Rumor Has It Rob Reiner is back in "When Harry Met Sally ..." country
with this romantic comedy about a young woman (Jennifer Aniston) who
puts off her engagement (to Mark Ruffalo) when she discovers that her
grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was the inspiration for Mrs. Robinson in
"The Graduate." When she meets an older man (Kevin Costner) who has
slept with both her mother and her grandmother, she begins to believe
she is reliving the experiences of Dustin Hoffman's Benjamin Braddock.
Match Point Woody Allen abandons Manhattan to direct this English
tragicomedy about a former tennis pro who has an affair with the former
girlfriend of his wife's brother. With Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett
Johansson, Emily Mortimer. It was acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival
in May.
Mrs. Henderson Presents Judi Dench stars in the biographical story of a
society matron who bought an old London theater with hopes of drawing
back audiences that had been lured away by talking pictures. Her
roaring success was an all-nude revue. With Christopher Guest, Bob
Hoskins. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Hoodwinked CGI-animated spoof of "Little Red Riding Hood," involving
cops sent from the animal world to investigate disturbances at Granny's
house. Voices of Andy Dick, Sally Struthers, David Ogden Stiers.
DEC. 28
My Name Was Sabina Spielrein Documentary about a Russian Jewish woman
who became Carl Jung's first patient in 1904, then began a long
correspondence with Sigmund Freud and ended up a renowned psychoanalyst
in her own right.
DEC. 31
In the Land of Women After being dumped by his actress girlfriend, a
young Hollywood screenwriter (Adam Brody) goes home to Michigan to ease
his pain and spend time with his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). While
there, he starts up a relationship with a family across the street that
will change all of their lives. With Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart.
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